The common wisdom in a lockout is that the labor side will crack first. The reason? In a lockout, players don’t get paychecks, while the owners are independently wealthy. On Thursday, the NHL players lost their third payday of the year. Unless the league and the NHL Players’ Association can salvage a season of over […]

There were some questions and curiosity around Matt Halischuk this season for one reason. Why did he only play 11:15 per game? Halischuk notched 15 goals and had 13 assists, despite playing this reduced role. His aggressive style often led to scoring chances and some to wonder what he would do if he got more ice-time. […]

Below is the release from the NHL. The play occurred with 13:21 left in the first period. Phoenix defenseman Rostislav Klesla will have a hearing on Sunday afternoon with the National Hockey League following an incident in Friday’s 1-0 victory at Nashville. Klesla was penalized in the first period for boarding Predators forward Matt Halischuk right in […]

PHILADELPHIA What will Nashville do for an encore to last night’s three-goal comeback win over Minnesota? The Predators hope it won’t involve a loss. The last time the Predators had a three-goal comeback this season — a 6-5 win over Columbus — Nashville was soundly beaten by the Dallas Stars the next night, 6-3. In […]

When the Predators play the Devils tonight, it will be two teams that aren’t all too different. Both play a defense-first style that involves a high level of discipline. Two players in this game understand this more than most. Nashville forwards Matt Halischuk and Niclas Bergfors were both drafted by New Jersey — Halischuk in […]

Coach Barry Trotz decided to shift around his lines at practice Friday, though they could change again for Saturday’s game against New Jersey. Most notably, Trotz took rookie Craig Smith off David Legwand’s line and put him with Blake Geoffrion and Matt Halischuk. Trotz then put Sergei Kostitsyn in Smith’s spot. Colin Wilson is the […]

When Predators forwards Blake Geoffrion, Matt Halischuk and defenseman Jonathon Blum headed to the coaches’ offices Monday night a few minutes after Nashville’s season ended, it was apparent what was going on. Today the Predators made it official. The three have been reassigned to Milwaukee of the American Hockey League. The Admirals face Houston today […]

It’s interesting how the mood has so quickly changed with the Predators. Though Nashville didn’t clinch a playoff berth after its 6-3 win over Atlanta — the Predators are pretty darn close — a lot of the talk in the locker room following the game was about seeding and getting ready for the playoffs. That’s […]

EDMONTON, Alberta Judging by what David Poile said — and the relative lack of movement overall around the league — it didn’t seem like there was a whole lot out there in terms of trades today. And after dealing a first-round pick and a conditional for Mike Fisher, it was tough to envision the Predators […]

The Predators called up Matt Halischuk for tonight’s game against Chicago and sent Andreas Thuresson back to Milwaukee. Nothing against Thuresson, but I think it’s a smart move. Halischuk was most impressive during Nashville’s training camp. I hate to use coach-speak, but he seemed to have a high compete level, if you will. Here is […]